Emmy Awards 1978

	1978 Emmy Awards
1970 \| 1971 \| 1972 \| 1973 \| 1974 \| 1975 \| 1976 \| 1977 \| 1978 \| 1979 1. Emmy 1978 Dr. Seuss Outstanding Children's Special Won 2. Emmy 1978 David H. DePatie Outstanding Children's Special Won 3. Emmy 1978 Friz Freleng Outstanding Children's Special Won 4. Emmy 1978 Jim Henson Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series The Muppet Show (1976) Won 5. Emmy 1978 Carol Burnett Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series The Carol Burnett Show (1967) Nominated 6. Emmy 1978 Joe Hamilton Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series The Carol Burnett Show (1967) Nominated 7. Emmy 1978 Ed Simmons Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series The Carol Burnett Show (1967) Nominated 8. Emmy 1978 Dave Goelz Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series The Muppet Show (1976) Won 9. Emmy 1978 Richard Hunt Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series The Muppet Show (1976) Won 10. Emmy 1978 Jerry Nelson Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series The Muppet Show (1976) Won 11. Emmy 1978 David Lazer Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series The Muppet Show (1976) Won 12. Emmy 1978 Alan Thicke Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series America 2-Night (1978) Nominated 13. Emmy 1978 Frank Oz Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series The Muppet Show (1976) Won 14. Emmy 1978 Dan Aykroyd Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 15. Emmy 1978 Louis Gossett, Jr. Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots (1978) Nominated 16. Emmy 1978 Peter Sellers Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music The Muppet Show (1976) Nominated 17. Emmy 1978 John Belushi Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 18. Emmy 1978 Dolly Parton Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music Cher... Special (1978) Nominated 19. Emmy 1978 Beatrice Arthur Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music Laugh-In (1977) Nominated 20. Emmy 1978 Jane Curtin Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 21. Emmy 1978 Bernadette Peters Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music The Muppet Show (1976) Nominated 22. Emmy 1978 Gary Burghoff Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series MASH (1972) Nominated 23. Emmy 1978 Harry Morgan Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series MASH (1972) Nominated 24. Emmy 1978 Rob Reiner Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series All in the Family (1971) Won 25. Emmy 1978 Ossie Davis Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series King (1978) Nominated 26. Emmy 1978 David Warner Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Holocaust (1978) Nominated 27. Emmy 1978 Robert Vaughn Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977) Won 28. Emmy 1978 Sally Struthers Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series All in the Family (1971) Nominated 29. Emmy 1978 Julie Kavner Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Rhoda (1974) Won 30. Emmy 1978 Loretta Swit Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series MASH (1972) Nominated 31. Emmy 1978 Kristy McNichol Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Family (1976) Nominated 32. Emmy 1978 Meredith Baxter Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Family (1976) Nominated 33. Emmy 1978 Burt Metcalfe Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series MASH (1972) Nominated 34. Emmy 1978 Alan Alda Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series MASH (1972) Nominated 35. Emmy 1978 Leonard Goldberg Outstanding Drama Series Family (1976) Nominated 36. Emmy 1978 Nigel McKeand* Outstanding Drama Series Family (1976) Nominated 37. Emmy 1978 Aaron Spelling Outstanding Drama Series Family (1976) Nominated 38. Emmy 1978 David Cassidy Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series Police Story (1973) Nominated 39. Emmy 1978 Judd Hirsch Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series Rhoda (1974) Nominated 40. Emmy 1978 Keenan Wynn Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series Police Woman (1974) Nominated 41. Emmy 1978 Henry Winkler Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Happy Days (1974) Nominated 42. Emmy 1978 Alan Alda Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series MASH (1972) Nominated 43. Emmy 1978 Carroll O`Connor Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series All in the Family (1971) Won 44. Emmy 1978 John Ritter Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Three`s Company (1977) Nominated 45. Emmy 1978 Fred Astaire Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special A Family Upside Down (1978) Won 46. Emmy 1978 Martin Sheen Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special Taxi!!! (1978) Nominated 47. Emmy 1978 Alan Alda Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special The Caryl Chessman Story (1977) Nominated 48. Emmy 1978 Hal Holbrook Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special Our Town (1977) Nominated 49. Emmy 1978 Ed Asner Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Lou Grant (1977) Won 50. Emmy 1978 Jack Klugman Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Quincy M.E. (1976) Nominated 51. Emmy 1978 Peter Falk Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The NBC Mystery Movie (1971) Nominated 52. Emmy 1978 James Garner Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Rockford Files (1974) Nominated 53. Emmy 1978 Jason Robards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977) Nominated 54. Emmy 1978 Hal Holbrook Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series The Awakening Land (1978) Nominated 55. Emmy 1978 Rita Moreno Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series The Rockford Files (1974) Won 56. Emmy 1978 Kate Jackson Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series James at 15 (1977) Nominated 57. Emmy 1978 Patty Duke Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series Having Babies III (1978) Nominated 58. Emmy 1978 Suzanne Pleshette Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series The Bob Newhart Show (1972) Nominated 59. Emmy 1978 Beatrice Arthur Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Maude (1972) Nominated 60. Emmy 1978 Katherine Helmond Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Soap (1977) Nominated 61. Emmy 1978 Eva Marie Saint Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special Taxi!!! (1978) Nominated 62. Emmy 1978 Joanne Woodward Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special See How She Runs (1978) Won 63. Emmy 1978 Fionnula Flanagan Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series How the West Was Won (1978) Nominated 64. Emmy 1978 Kate Jackson Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Charlie`s Angels (1976) Nominated 65. Emmy 1978 Melissa Anderson Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Little House on the Prairie (1974) Nominated 66. Emmy 1978 Elizabeth Montgomery Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series The Awakening Land (1978) Nominated 67. Emmy 1978 Rosemary Harris Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series Holocaust (1978) Nominated 68. Emmy 1978 Meryl Streep Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series Holocaust (1978) Won 69. Emmy 1978 Donald Pleasence Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978) Nominated 70. Emmy 1978 Burgess Meredith Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special The Last Hurrah (1977) Nominated 71. Emmy 1978 Cloris Leachman Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special It Happened One Christmas (1977) Nominated 72. Emmy 1978 Patty Duke Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special A Family Upside Down (1978) Nominated 73. Emmy 1978 Ricardo Montalban Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series How the West Was Won (1978) Won 74. Emmy 1978 Abe Vigoda Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series Barney Miller (1975) Nominated 75. Emmy 1978 Blanche Baker Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series Holocaust (1978) Won 76. Emmy 1978 Bette Midler Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music Bette Midler: Ol` Red Hair Is Back (1977) Won 77. Emmy 1978 Barry Manilow Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music Second Barry Manilow Special, The (1978) Nominated 78. Emmy 1978 Aaron Russo Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music Bette Midler: Ol` Red Hair Is Back (1977) Won 79. Emmy 1978 Gary Smith* Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music Bette Midler: Ol` Red Hair Is Back (1977) Won 80. Emmy 1978 Dwight Hemion Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music Bette Midler: Ol` Red Hair Is Back (1977) Won 81. Emmy 1978 Ernest Chambers Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music Second Barry Manilow Special, The (1978) Nominated 82. Emmy 1978 Alan Alda Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series MASH (1972) Nominated 83. Emmy 1978 Dan Aykroyd Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 84. Emmy 1978 Harry Shearer Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series America 2-Night (1978) Nominated 85. Emmy 1978 Jim Henson Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series The Muppet Show (1976) Nominated 86. Emmy 1978 Bob Illes Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series America 2-Night (1978) Nominated 87. Emmy 1978 Tom Moore Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series America 2-Night (1978) Nominated 88. Emmy 1978 Jeremy Stevens Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series America 2-Night (1978) Nominated 89. Emmy 1978 Dan Wilcox Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series America 2-Night (1978) Nominated 90. Emmy 1978 Larry Lancit Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series America 2-Night (1978) Nominated 91. Emmy 1978 Jerry Juhl Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series The Muppet Show (1976) Nominated 92. Emmy 1978 Ellen Barancik* Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series The Muppet Show (1976) Nominated 93. Emmy 1978 Brian Doyle-Murray Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 94. Emmy 1978 Alan Thicke Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series America 2-Night (1978) Nominated 95. Emmy 1978 Rosie Shuster Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 96. Emmy 1978 Al Franken Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 97. Emmy 1978 Lorne Michaels Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 98. Emmy 1978 Michael O`Donoghue Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 99. Emmy 1978 Don Novello Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 100. Emmy 1978 Tom Davis Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 101. Emmy 1978 Herbert Sargent Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 102. Emmy 1978 Alan Zweibel Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 103. Emmy 1978 Anne Beatts Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 104. Emmy 1978 James Downey Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 105. Emmy 1978 Marilyn Suzanne Miller Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 106. Emmy 1978 Tom Schiller Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 107. Emmy 1978 Lily Tomlin Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special The Paul Simon Special (1977) Won 108. Emmy 1978 Bette Midler Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special Bette Midler: Ol` Red Hair Is Back (1977) Nominated 109. Emmy 1978 Barry Manilow Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special Second Barry Manilow Special, The (1978) Nominated 110. Emmy 1978 Bruce Vilanch Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special Bette Midler: Ol` Red Hair Is Back (1977) Nominated 111. Emmy 1978 Jerry Blatt Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special Bette Midler: Ol` Red Hair Is Back (1977) Nominated 112. Emmy 1978 Tom Eyen Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special Bette Midler: Ol` Red Hair Is Back (1977) Nominated 113. Emmy 1978 Pat McCormick Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special Bette Midler: Ol` Red Hair Is Back (1977) Nominated 114. Emmy 1978 Buz Kohan Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special Bette Midler: Ol` Red Hair Is Back (1977) Nominated 115. Emmy 1978 Emory Myrick Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special Bette Midler: Ol` Red Hair Is Back (1977) Nominated 116. Emmy 1978 Paul Simon Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special The Paul Simon Special (1977) Won 117. Emmy 1978 Al Franken Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special The Paul Simon Special (1977) Won 118. Emmy 1978 Lorne Michaels Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special The Paul Simon Special (1977) Won 119. Emmy 1978 Tom Davis Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special The Paul Simon Special (1977) Won 120. Emmy 1978 Alan Zweibel Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special The Paul Simon Special (1977) Won 121. Emmy 1978 Ernest Chambers Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special Second Barry Manilow Special, The (1978) Nominated 122. Emmy 1978 Chevy Chase Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special The Paul Simon Special (1977) Won 123. Emmy 1978 Charles Grodin Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special The Paul Simon Special (1977) Won 124. Emmy 1978 Mikhail Baryshnikov Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement The Nutcracker (1977) Nominated Who's Dated Who content is contributed and edited by our readers. Please report errors or omissions on this page.

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